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Patented July y16, 1861.

COOLER PoR BEER.

G. B. TURRELL.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFT/CE.

GEORGE B` TURRELL, OE EWv YORK, N. Y.

BEER-COOLER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 32,845, dated July 16, 1861.

To all whom i may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. TURRELL, of the city and State of NewYork, have invented, made, and applied to use a certain new and usefulImprovement in Coolers for Beer and other Liquids; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of mysaid invention, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making partof this specification, wherein- Figure l is a side elevation of mycooling apparatus, a portion of the same being shown as broken open torepresent the interior parts. E ig. 2, is a vertical cross section, andF ig. 3, is a partial longitudinal section. I

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

My present invention is an improvement upon that set forth in LettersPatent granted November lst, 1859, to Henry Migeon as assignee of J. L.Baudelot for coolers for beer, &c.

I cause the cooling liquid to travel in the opposite direction to theliquid to be cooled the object being that the hot beer should come incontact with the pipes or surfacesV to which the cooling liquid isapplied near the place where said liquid passes away and hence is thehottest, and that said liquid to be cooled should leave the apparatus atthe point where the cold cooling water is introduced, hence the beer iscooled most perfectly upon leaving the apparatus and that with theexpenditure of the smallest possible amount of water; the same as in theaforesaid patent. The means made use of by the said Baudelot were pipesin a vertical range or series.

My invention consists in forming the cooling surface by metallic platesset together in such a manner as to form a space for the cooling waterto circulate upward between the plates while the liquid to be cooledtrickles over the outside surfaces of said plates, or the liquids may betransposed. I also make use of a peculiar trough to receive the beer anddistribute it evenly over the surface of the apparatus.

In the drawing a, is the vertical pipe into which the cold water is tobe supplied; Z) is a horizontal pipe connecting with a. ln the upperside of this pipe Y), are one or more ranges of small holes, the totalarea being less than the cross sectional area of the pipe b, so that thewater will rise out of these perforations with uniformity.

c, c, are corrugated metallic plates conA nected at their lower ends tothe tube b, and at their upper ends to the tube d, that is perforated inits lower side corresponding with the perforations in b. The endsbetween these plates are closed as hereafter set forth so that thecooling water circulates upward from the said pipe Z9, between theplates c, c, and escapes by the pipe d, in a heated state while the beerin ruiming down upon the outer sides of these corrugated sheets iscooled, and ready for delivery upon reaching the trough c, at thebottom.

By reference to Figs. 2 and 3, it will be seen that by setting thecorrugated plates c, c, together as shown, an opening or space similarto a pipe is formed and to afford. room for the water to circulate themetallic sheets are kept apart by washers or strips introduced (at therivets as at l, l.) The circulation however of the water might bemaintained by dressing out the corrugations at alternate ends so as toform a circulation from one pipe shape corrugation to the next.

f f are short pipes or nipples introduced between the corrugations attheir ends and supplied with screw caps, by the removal of which theinterior of the cooler can be freed from sediment either resulting fromthe water or from the beer when the position of beer and water istransposed. When the corrugated sheets c. c, are not placed in reverseas shown the corrugations set partially into each other leaving a spaceof nearly equal width throughout instead of the alternate enlargementsand contractions represented.

g. g. are brackets upon the frame pieces 7L, which brackets carry thefeeding trough c', and by being attached with a bolt or'screw to each,can be more or less inclined, so as to sustain the trough in acorresponding position and insure the uniform delivery of the beeroneach outerside of the corrugated plates, 2. 2 being a series of teeththat by this means are adjusted exactly centrally over the pipe d. Theside 3 of thisr trough z' is provided with vertical slots at shortdistances apart which cause a uniform delivery of the beer throughoutthe entire length of trough in consequence of the side 3, damming thebeer up in the trough and bringing it to a uniform level; 4, is a screenor sieve of Wire or perforated metal to keep back any solid matter orimpurities from the beer: This construction of trough is not only easilyconstructed but is cheap eflicient does not become obstructed and caneasily be cleaned.

It Will be seen that the Whole of my apparatus acts as al coolingsurface and that a very large area is obtained in a small space: andthat plain or more or less corrugated plates C. o, may be inade use of,however the apparatus is more eioacious when the corrugations are deep.l

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A cooler forbeer or other liquids formed of the vertical plates c. 0, in the mannerset forth, and operated as specified.

2. The trough z' provided With the screen 4, and with the slots in theside 8, as and for the purposes specified.

3. The arrangement of the perforated pipes and d, in the mannerspecified when combined with the metallic sheets 0. o, as and for thepurposes set forth.

1. Introducing the nipples f, f, at the ends of the plates c, c, in themanner and for the purposes specified.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature this sixth day ofMay 1861.

GEO. B. TURRELL.

Vitnesses:

LEMUEL W. SERRELL, THos. Gmo. HAROLD.

